Atavismo

Capítulo 38

All I can do is tinker around with it.

Apart from Ah Mao, who was unable to help because she was covered in "valuable" items, Gu Feng and the other two began to use all their skills to manipulate the strange stone disc...

"Are you tired?" Ah Mao asked them, yawning, after more than ten minutes.

Gu Feng tried to pry the unmoving stone disc again, and finally gave up.

"Honestly, I just want to destroy it," Gu Feng gasped.

"Then destroy it! Maybe this stone is just being stubborn; you have to destroy it to open the mechanism," Ah Mao said, carefully protecting the treasure on her body.

Gu Feng smiled wryly and said, "You give it a try!"

"I think we should pass. You're saying it must be stronger than steel."

Gu Feng: "No, I don't know why, but I feel like I have a lot of power in my body, but as soon as I touch this stone plate, I lose all my power. It's really strange."

Chu Yun'er suddenly said in his mind at this moment: "Of course, your power comes from the strange light flow on the stone plate. They must be connected in some way, so of course they won't kill each other."

I feel there's some truth to this statement.

Ah Mao snorted, "Is it that powerful? It's just a broken rock."

As he spoke, he sat down on his fat buttocks...

"Overall, it's fairly comfortable, though not as comfortable as a sofa or bed," Ah Mao commented.

He suddenly felt his foot snag on something. Looking down, he saw the head of the zombie that Shi Xin had kicked to pieces. He gasped and hurriedly pulled his foot back up. In the trembling, the golden bowl in his hand fell to the ground.

Just as Ah Mao was about to go down and pick it up, Shi Xin suddenly stopped him and shushed him, "Did you hear anything?"

They all quieted down and listened intently; indeed, there seemed to be a creaking sound of something turning under their feet…

"It seems that pressing down the stone plate is the way to activate the mechanism. How frustrating, how come I didn't think of that?"

Gu Feng and Shi Xin jumped up without hesitation and naturally grabbed Ah Mao, who was about to go down to pick up the golden bowl. With such a heavy weight, one of them was worth two. How could they let him get away?

The sound of the mechanism turning grew faster and faster, and dust began to crumble from the impenetrable stone wall ahead, gradually revealing a stone door...

Suddenly, a violent shaking came from behind, and rocks began to fall. Gu Feng immediately realized, "Damn it, the vibration of the mechanism might have caused the pit over there to collapse further, and this tomb chamber might not hold up either..."

The same word flashed through their minds simultaneously: "Run!"

Although the stone gate was not fully open, it was enough to get out by crouching down.

Gu Fengshixin passed through the stone gate smoothly, while the bloated A Mao was still struggling. A large rock crashed down behind him, the sound startling him so much that his hand went limp and he dropped his jade fan. Of course, no matter how much he regretted it, he had no strength left to pick it up.

As they passed through the stone gate, because their necks were stuck underneath, Gu Feng pulled them apart, scattering the prayer beads everywhere. They finally managed to free themselves safely. Just as they started to move, the stone gate trembled violently and collapsed, making it impossible for it to open again...

Although Ah Mao was still shaken, she was already heartbroken. All the treasures she had worked so hard to acquire were gone. But thankfully, she still had a bag full of… gold coins…

I'm crying! Why did I have to wear this outfit? The pockets are leaking!!!

Ah Mao held the only surviving ancient gold coin tucked deep in his pocket, feeling utterly devastated.

"Forget it, keep it as a souvenir. There's no such thing as a free lunch. There will be plenty of opportunities to make money," Gu Feng offered a timely but untimely consolation.

Plan to escape

Gu Yuehan, June 17, 13:37

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Chapter 61 of Volume 3: The Cold Storage

Gu Feng was about to leave when he suddenly noticed Shi Xin standing there motionless. He asked, "What's wrong? Hurry up and leave. Are you planning to stay here overnight?"

Shi Xin shook her head and hesitated, "When the stone door closed just now, did you feel... someone inside smiling and watching us?"

"What?" Gu Feng glanced back at the closed stone door. He had been so focused on getting Ah Mao away that he hadn't paid much attention. "Are you telling the truth?"

Shixin nodded: "His face was so pale, his smile was terrifying, and... I feel like I know him."

"Shixin, don't scare me. It's the middle of the night in the middle of nowhere, I'm a scaredy-cat!" Ah Mao felt a chill behind the door.

"You seem to know him?" Gu Feng frowned. "Could it be..."

They both called out a name at the same time, and Shixin confirmed it.

"Nemesis!"

Ah Mao was taken aback. After a long while, she said slowly, "Oh right, I forgot to tell you, Ke Xing... seems to have disappeared. He hasn't appeared since the day he went in with Brother Feng to find Shi Xin."

Gu Feng had already foreseen this, but a sudden thought still crossed his mind: what if the figure Shi Xin saw just now really was him? What was he planning to do?

The night was dark and windy, and the surroundings seemed eerie. Gu Feng stared blankly at the tightly closed and tilted stone door for a long time without understanding what was going on. Considering that the weather was getting colder and he was worried that Shi Xin and the other person might not be able to handle it, he sent them back.

The three of them were already so tired on the way that they were about to collapse and fall asleep. Upon arriving at the Sandosha dojo, they went inside and, without a second thought, lay down on the floor and fell asleep. (How frustrating! Maybe it's because I didn't nap during lunch break from playing games; it's only 4:46 PM, and Yuehan is already feeling sleepy?)

The Sandao Society is quiet and deserted, far from the hustle and bustle. Even if you were to lie down and sleep in the main aisle, you would hardly be disturbed.

The three of them were naturally more comfortable, and they didn't wake up until after 10 a.m. the next day. The reason they woke up wasn't because they had slept enough, but because of the loud rumbling of Ah Mao's hungry stomach.

Gu Feng was the first to wake up. He rubbed his eyes and said, "Ah Mao, I really admire you. Your stomach is growling like this and you can still sleep."

They were then woken up. It had only been a few days since the strange incident, and they believed there was still food in the cafeteria's cold storage. Their target... was the cafeteria!

The bread on the service shelf had expired, but some snacks were still edible. Even if Ah Mao wasn't hungry, he would still go on a shopping spree for these free items, let alone now that his belly was practically touching his spine. Being fat makes you burn energy quickly; if he skipped a meal, he'd be almost full.

These snacks may provide temporary relief, but they can't truly fill your stomach. Gu Feng grabbed a bag of popcorn and headed towards the dining room, knowing that the canteen staff usually kept their food in the refrigerator inside the dining room.

As Ah Mao stuffed something into his mouth, he glanced at the counter and thought to himself, "This service center owner is really shrewd. Even when I was in such a hurry, he still remembered to take the money first. Compared to him, I, Ah Mao, am probably much worse."

In the blink of an eye, I saw Gu Feng and the others walk behind, carrying a large bundle of things, and follow them. How many strange things have happened these past two days? I believe it's safest to follow them.

The door to the cold storage room wasn't locked. Gu Feng turned the handle and opened it, the cold air making them all shiver.

"ah!"

The cat forgot to put the snack in its mouth, and now its mouth is wide open and it can't close it. Its hands are trembling, and the snack is scattered all over the floor...

"What...is...what's going on?" Shixin stammered as she spoke, her voice filled with disbelief and nervousness.

Gu Feng silently wondered to himself, "What's going on? What exactly is happening?"

The refrigerator compartment, filled with cold white air, lacked storage shelves and food ingredients...

The empty room had more than a dozen people standing there... no... to be precise, it should be more than a dozen dead people standing there, dead people frozen into ice blocks!

Chu Yun'er didn't know how to explain this phenomenon, so she chose to remain silent.

Gu Feng recognized all ten or so people; most of them were cooks and odd jobs in the cafeteria, and... Ah Mao was surprised to find that the service department owner, whom he had been cursing just moments before, was also standing there dead, his wide, icy eyes staring at him with such a sharp gaze that it seemed to pierce his heart.

He felt his scalp tingling and his limbs going weak; he had completely forgotten about his hunger.

They stood there, pondering why they would die standing like this, when suddenly Gu Feng's taut nerves sent a signal to his mind: the door behind him was moving.

It moves so slowly without making a sound; if it were turned off, the consequences would be unimaginable!

Gu Feng turned around in a fraction of a second, and saw a head flash by in the crack of the door, faster than he could turn around. Before Gu Feng could even call out, Ah Mao's loud scream reached his eardrums...

Gu Feng looked back, but there was nothing unusual: "What's all that yelling about?"

Ah Mao shouted almost in a nervous manner, "He...he's looking at me, the service department boss...he's looking at me."

Gu Feng was about to say that he must be seeing things when he incredulously rubbed his eyes...

I remember when they came in, they weren't standing in this position.

A loud bang came from behind them, and their hearts sank as the door closed by itself.

Refrigerator

Gu Yuehan, June 17, 17:25

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Volume 3, Chapter 62: Who is it?

Gu Feng stared expressionlessly at the row of "ice men" standing in front of him. He knew that today it would be either these ice men who would "die" or the three of them who would perish!

Ah Mao was already terrified beyond recognition, so there was no way to count on him for help. Although Shi Xin's eyes showed some worry because the door had suddenly closed, she did not show any panic. Today, her life or death was entirely in her own hands.

The "Iceman's" movements were ridiculously slow, taking about six seconds to rotate a joint, meaning it took them 12 seconds to take one step. This sluggish enemy was simply not worth a second thought from the ancient-style poetic writer.

But... the opponent is a dead man, or what's commonly referred to as a "ghost."

Ghosts are the embodiment of death; can they die again?

"able!"

Chu Yun'er answered him with a single, firm, and simple word.

Gu Feng unleashed his power, triggering a fatal strike from the strange force within his body. His target was the former head chef of the cafeteria, Chef Zheng, who had become slightly overweight. Gu Feng remembered that he always made sure to order ramen from him before, but now…

The powerful side kick had to be slowed down. Master Zheng's familiar shouts as he served steaming hot noodles suddenly echoed in his ears. His honest smile seemed to still be on the face of the "ice man" in front of him. Gu Feng felt powerless and couldn't bring himself to strike hard!

Even if you know that someone you have a good impression of is not the same person as before, the familiar figure and appearance are enough to make some people feel helpless and distressed, let alone the ancient style that values feelings.

The weak, powerless kick 'bumped' into Master Zheng's waist without causing any harm, and was then quickly withdrawn.

Shixin suddenly cried out in pain, squatted down, and rubbed her sore instep.

These ice men's bodies are harder than stone; it's safe to assume that anyone with flesh on their feet would be unable to withstand the recoil from a heavy blow.

Just a second after I squatted down due to the excruciating pain, the legs of the "person" I had just hit appeared in front of me... Anyone with a bit of experience knows that kicking something with your heel is often less painful than kicking with the instep. It's like hitting something with a brick vertically; it can withstand a lot of force, but if you swing it horizontally, it will break in two. When you kick with your heel, the entire leg, or rather your whole body, bears the recoil, which is much more effective than being hit directly on the instep.

Shi Xin, being a sixth-dan level Taekwondo practitioner, turned halfway around and delivered a powerful back kick to the "ice man's" chin. Although she could feel a tingling numbness under her heel from the sharp chin, she successfully knocked the ice man down. The sound of him hitting the ground was just like a stone hitting the ground. To Shi Xin's surprise, she saw that two or three of her fingers, which had been frozen in place, had broken due to the fall!

Although the cut was frozen over, the white bone and red flesh were still clearly visible, making her look utterly repulsive at first glance.

Once the ice man lay down, he struggled and could no longer get up. His hard body simply could not move so many joints at the same time to perform the step of standing up.

Gu Feng noticed this and quickly followed suit. He kept a distance from the Ice Man's sharp claws and used his nimble and long legs to kick them all to the ground, where they were struggling.

He clapped his hands and sighed, "It turned out to be a fierce battle, but I didn't expect it to be settled in just a few moves."

Shixin waved her hand: "The most critical problem hasn't been solved yet!"

Gu Feng looked at the tightly closed iron door and fiddled with it a couple of times. To prevent the cold air from escaping and thieves from sneaking in, the door of the cold storage room was five centimeters thick in diameter. Under normal circumstances, even with a key, it might take several hours to pry it open. What was infuriating was that there was no knob handle inside the door, so even if it wasn't locked, it couldn't be opened without a key.

Gu Feng adjusted his distance, then kicked out with his right leg, which was fully charged...

Under normal circumstances, his sudden increase in strength might have a slight chance of kicking open the iron door, but the problem now is... This is a cold storage room, and the steel floor is covered with a thin layer of ice, making it very slippery!

Without hesitation, Gu Feng slid backward on one foot after hitting the iron gate due to the recoil...

"Watch out!" Shi Xin shouted. He saw an "ice man" with his long arms outstretched, waiting for Gu Feng to glide towards him.